{"id":5497,"date":"2017-03-15T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=5497"},"modified":"2017-03-14T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T00:13:41","slug":"review-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/review-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: \u201cKong\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Ashton Newton\r\nEntertainment Editor<\/pre>\n
\u201cSometimes the most dangerous things are the most beautiful,\u201d says Tom Hiddleston\u2019s \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d character, explorer James Conrad.<\/p>\n
A fitting quote for a movie of such monstrous proportions. It\u2019s difficult to watch \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d without being constantly blown away by the beautiful South Pacific setting and the fantastic cinematography.<\/p>\n
Each scene of terror is followed by a scene of beauty. The wonder of the uncharted Skull Island is shown throughout, causing smile-inducing scenes of beauty around every corner, which helps to make \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d an excellent adventure film.<\/p>\n
Accompanied by music and outfits from it\u2019s 1973 setting, \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d makes great use of the time period, set up to feel like a Vietnam War film.<\/p>\n
The film makes great use of its cast. Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston and John Goodman all bring unique and compelling performances to the table. Working with an ensemble cast of well known actors can make for thin characters, but in \u201cKong,\u201d everyone has their moment to shine.<\/p>\n
Even Kong himself is an incredibly done character. Both terrifying and sympathetic, Kong\u2019s special effects help to make him realistic enough to feel like a real threat to the viewer, rather than an animated joke like some \u201cKing Kong\u201d movies in the past.<\/p>\n
The film does fall into standard action movie tropes though. When the soldiers are focused on in the film, I found myself having heard the same dialogue and seen the same problems. \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d doesn\u2019t do much to set itself apart from every other action film.<\/p>\n
The plot is also weak. Two hours of \u201cget from point A to point B with monsters\u201d gets redundant and annoying after a while and would be a total bust without the accompaniment of great performances and excellent visuals.<\/p>\n
With a great cast and beautiful cinematography, \u201cKong: Skull Island\u201d is one of the best \u201cKing Kong\u201d films ever made. Although brought down by action movie tropes and a weak plot, \u201cKong\u201d is still a great, beautiful movie that definitely deserves a watch.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n
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\n+ Great cast
\n– Weak plot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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